In a message dated 2/25/04 10:40:32 PM Pacific Standard Time, mrf9897@midsouth.rr.com writes:Prior to 18?? ,there existed a town in Iowa called Bloomington,in Muscatine county, Due to a conflict over names the name was changed to Muscatine. There is a Saint Mary's there. If you cannot locate them in Illinois you might try Iowa. > 1880 in St. Mary's Cemetery in Bloomington listing